Bangkokpost.com - Full Article
Published: 20 Apr 2013
Newspaper section: Muse
Despite having just returned from her most recent competition, the 2013 Endurance Horse Ride in Fontainebleau, France, neither jetlag nor a pre-Songkran workload could fizzle Wipawan Pawitayalarp's exuberant enthusiasm in relaying her experience.
What she thought would be just a warm-up for her horse, Mulawa Angelus, turned into a victory of a kind.
"I had not hoped to win at all because it was such a large-scale competition, with professional riders from all over the world competing. It was also cold, and my horse was not used to that kind of weather," said Wipawan, an award-winning Thai endurance rider.
In the first phase of the ride, she and her horse were off to a good start, being in the top five. They continued to speed through the snowy course at such a rate that she could hear the air whizzing past. On the last 3km of the track, holding third place, another horse overtook them, bumping them down to fourth.
"At the time, I wasn't completely deflated or disappointed, because my intention in this competition was really to just test the water and gain experience. For me, to complete [the race] is to win," she explained.
However, at the last corner, things took a turn when the rider who had passed her took a fall.
"I asked him if he was ok, and when he said he was, I just did my best to complete the race. I ended up winning third prize and got to stand on the podium," she recalled with excitement in her voice...
Read more here:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/women/346141/an-enduring-passion
A Golden Bond: How Marijke Visser and Chaitana Became European Champions
FEI.org - Full Story 27 June 2025 Stacey Stearns How the Dutch athlete rode to glory in Castiglione del Lago... Marijke Visser and her...

-
Inside.fei.org 17 December 2020 The FEI Board took a series of key decisions on allocation, cancellation, and reopening of bids for FEI C...
-
Inside.FEI.org 02 September 2024 Author: Mirjam van Huet A total of 145 athletes and 155 horses are currently preparing for the journe...
-
NoosaToday.com.au - Full Article 06/07/24 Erle Levey The premier event on the Australian endurance horse-riding calendar is to return to...